The bassist for rock group” TV on the Radio” has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a note on the band’s Web site. The band said bassist Gerard Smith won’t attend their upcoming tour as he undergoes treatment. The band added that Smith is receiving “excellent medical care” with “dramatic results.” “Combine that with […]
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FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Twitter for Failure to Safeguard Personal Information
Federal regulators finalized a settlement March 2 with Twitter over the social networking site’s failure to safeguard Twitter users’ private information for four months in 2009. Between January and May 2009, security holes in the company’s system allowed hackers to “obtain unauthorized administrative control of Twitter including both access to non-public user information and tweets […]
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Biographer of “Native Son” Author Richard Wright Dies
The biographer who chronicled the life of esteemed Black author Richard Wright and a handful of other figures, including Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, died earlier this month from complications from multiple strokes, according to The Washington Post. Hazel Rowley passed away at a Manhattan hospital March 1. She was 59. In 2001 she penned a […]
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Imani Temple Celebrates Founder’s Birthday
In honor of The Most Rev. George Augustus Stallings Jr., pastor, archbishop and founder of Imani Temple, the church will host several events celebrating his birthday, including a luncheon on March 19 and a high mass on March 20. The luncheon features keynote speaker, the Rev. Levy Daughtery, while Bishop Larry Lloyd is the guest […]
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Opinions Mixed on Kwame Brown’s Growing Pains
District of Columbia Council Chairman Kwame Brown has probably barely broken in the chair or new desk in his new office. And in the weeks and months ahead, things will likely get more uncomfortable given the scandals that have enveloped the new chairman. Voters seemed to forgive Brown when it was discovered, during his 2010 […]
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Adrian Peterson Relates NFL Labor Issues to ‘Modern Day Slavery’
NFL star Adrian Peterson may have added another controversial twist to the league’s already drama-riddled labor lockout. According to reports, the 25-year-old Minnesota Vikings running back expressed his opinion on the NFL Labor and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that recently expired, causing players to decertify from their union, ultimately forcing league owners to lockout the […]
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Rita’s Italian Ice to Welcome Spring with Annual Giveaway
On March 20, Rita’s Italian Ice will say goodbye to winter weather with their annual First Day of Spring Giveaway, offering visitors free cups of their famous Italian Ice. This year, over 45 participating Rita’s locations in the Baltimore area will serve attendees one free regular size cup of their Italian Ice in the flavor […]
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Baltimore Native to Premiere Staged Reading of Letters Addressed To U.S. First Lady
Messages of encouragement and wisdom will come alive in the staged reading of Go, Tell Michell: Letters to the First Lady, premiering at Coppin State University’s James Weldon Johnson Auditorium on March 18. Drawn from the book Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write to the New First Lady, the performance will be a presentation […]
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Rapper 50 Cent Inflames Fans with Japan Tsunami Jokes
With his larger-than-life persona and blossoming music empire growing each day, New York-bred rapper 50 Cent could lend a lofty financial hand to the thousands of Japanese displaced by the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the country March 11. Instead, the 35-year-old superstar took to his Twitter account where he unleashed a barrage of shocking […]
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Teens to Discuss Cyberbullying at Annual Law Fair
The 12th Annual Youth Law Fair, hosted by the D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Bar, brings cyberbullying and its harmful effects to the limelight this year. The annual fair brings lawyers, high school students, judges and educators together to examine local social and legal issues. Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield, Judge Melvin Wright and […]
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Students Launch Book Drive for Public High School Library
WASHINGTON– Howard University students, in response to a news report of a Washington, D.C. high school that doesn’t have enough books in its library, have launched a campaign to collect and donate more than 1,000 books to Washington Metropolitan High School as part of their annual Alternative Spring Break program. The students are asking faculty, […]
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NPR CEO Quits Over Hidden Camera Video Calling Tea Party Members “Racist”
National Public Radio President and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned March 9 after reported pressure from the company’s board of directors. The resignation, which was effective immediately, came one day after NPR fundraiser Ron Schiller (no relation) was captured, through a hidden video camera, calling members of the Tea Party political movement “racist” and “xenophobic.” The […]